equally large text blocks. Stylistics The study of poetic and also non-poetic styles can be based on statistical methods; moreover, it is possible to conduct corresponding investigations on the basis of the specific forms (parameters) language laws take in texts of different styles. In such cases, QL supports research into stylistics: One of the overall aims is evidence as objective as possible also in at least part of the domain of stylistic phenomena by referring to language laws. One of the central assumptions of QL is that some laws (e.g. the distribution of word lengths) require different models, at least different parameter values of the laws (distributions or functions) depending on the text sort a text belongs to. If poetic texts are under study QL methods form a sub-discipline of Quantitative Study of Literature (stylometrics). Important authors Gabriel Altmann (1931) Otto Behaghel (1854–1936); cf. Behaghel's laws Karl-Heinz Best Sergej Grigor'evič Čebanov (1897–1966) William Palin Elderton (1877–1962) Gertraud Fenk-Oczlon Ernst Wilhelm Förstemann (1822–1906) Wilhelm Fucks (1902–1990) Peter Grzybek Gustav Herdan (1897–1968) Luděk Hřebíček (1934) Friedrich Wilhelm Kaeding (1843–1928) Reinhard Köhler Snježana Kordić (1964) Werner Lehfeldt (1943) Viktor Vasil'evič Levickij (1938–2012) Haitao Liu Helmut Meier (1897–1973) Paul Menzerath (1883–1954), cf. Menzerath's law Sizuo Mizutani (1926) Augustus De Morgan (1806–1871). Charles Muller, Straßburg Raijmund G. Piotrowski L.A. Sherman Juhan Tuldava (1922–2003) Andrew Wilson, Lancaster Albert Thumb (1865–1915) George Kingsley Zipf (1902–1950); cf. Zipf's law Eberhard Zwirner (1899–1984). Phonometry See also Quantitative comparative linguistics Notes References Karl-Heinz Best: Quantitative Linguistik. Eine Annäherung. 3., stark überarbeitete und ergänzte Auflage. Peust & Gutschmidt, Göttingen 2006, . Karl-Heinz Best, Otto Rottmann: Quantitative Linguistics, an Invitation. RAM-Verlag, Lüdenscheid 2017. . Reinhard Köhler with the assistance of Christiane Hoffmann: Bibliography of Quantitative Linguistics. Benjamins, Amsterdam/ Philadelphia 1995, . Reinhard Köhler, Gabriel Altmann, Gabriel, Rajmund G. Piotrowski (eds.): Quantitative Linguistik - Quantitative Linguistics. Ein internationales Handbuch – An International Handbook. de Gruyter, Berlin/ New York 2005, . Haitao Liu & Wei Huang. Quantitative Linguistics：State of the Art, Theories and Methods. Journal of Zhejiang University (Humanities and Social Science). 2012，43(2)：178-192. in Chinese. External links IQLA - International Quantitative Linguistics Association Quantitative research Applied linguistics